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La. Guard promotes engineer leader, Gonzales resident to general officer

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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, State Public Affairs Office Baton Rouge, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsman Cindy Haygood was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, July 11. Haygood currently serves as the Louisiana National Guard’s assistant adjutant general. Her responsibilities […]

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La. Guard’s Engineer Brigade conducts change of command

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By Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Col. Cindy Haygood relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade to Lt. Col. John “Greg” St. Romain during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, May 4. “I’d

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LANG participates in Gov. John Bel Edwards 2nd Term Inauguration

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Gov. John Bel Edwards for his second term at the Capitol in Baton Rouge, Jan. 13, 2020. The 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the Washington Artillery, fired a 19-gun salute and their color guard, in 1838-style

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Historic La. battalion celebrates tradition, remembers fallen

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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted their 181st annual Pass-In-Review ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Dec. 8. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Joseph Barnett relinquished command of the

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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade welcomes new command team

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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, Louisiana – Col. William T. Rachal relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Lt. Col. Scott Desormeaux during an official ceremony at Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Nov. 2. Additionally, four battalions in the Tiger Brigade

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La. National Guard sergeant major retires after 29 years

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By the Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Maj. John Bonin retired from the Louisiana National Guard in an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 7. His family, friends and peers flooded the grounds in front of Fleming Hall to commemorate the culmination of his 29 years of

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